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Buzz Osborne

バズ・オズボーン　/　ばず・おずぼーん

American rock guitarist and singer

March 25, 1964 (age 62)　・　Washington, United States

From Washington
Singer
Guitarist
Songwriter

My Take

Buzz Osborne is one of the great uncompromising lifers in heavy music. The Melvins essentially invented the slow, crushing template that grunge and sludge metal would build careers on, and Buzz did it without ever chasing the mainstream that borrowed so heavily from him. His mentorship of a young Kurt Cobain links him directly to one of rock's biggest moments, yet he kept his own band willfully strange and relentlessly productive across decades. That refusal to repeat himself or sell out is admirable. King Buzzo is proof that integrity and influence can outlast fame itself.

Overview

Buzz Osborne (born King Buzzo; March 25, 1964) is an American musician from Washington state, best known as the founder, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter of the sludge metal band the Melvins. Active since the early 1980s, he and the band were a key influence on grunge and on Nirvana's Kurt Cobain in particular. He is recognizable for his distinctive halo of frizzy hair and prolific, genre-defying output.

1. Profile

Name (English): Buzz Osborne
Name (Japanese): バズ・オズボーン
Reading: ばず・おずぼーん
Born: March 25, 1964 (age 62)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Dragon
Origin: Washington, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: Singer / Guitarist / Songwriter

2. Background

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3. Relationships

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4. Personality

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%82%BA%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%82%BA%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3

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